Live music is coming back!

This Autumn, Music at King Charles is bringing live music once again to the church of King Charles the Martyr. 

With all necessary measures in place, in line with government guidance on live performances, we are hosting three concerts in October, with the promise of more to come. 

Tickets available here

PROGRAMME 

Kate Semmens (soprano) and Steven Devine (harpsichord)
Virtuosic Love in the Italian Renaissance
Music by Frescobaldi, Caccini, Monteverdi and others
Live concert: Wednesday 7 October, 7pm SOLD OUT
Recording premiere: Saturday 17 October, 7pm 

"The Italians, more than any other nation, pushed the expressive capabilities of music from the Renaissance. Virtuosic demands, searing dissonances, pictorial word-setting: all these combined with rhythmic structures to paint music that strikes at the heart. This programme contrasts written-down keyboard improvisations with charming ballads and soulful laments.”

Alex Metcalfe (piano) Music by Mozart, Chopin, Liszt, Debussy, Ravel
Live concert: Wednesday 14 October, 7pm
Recording premiere: Saturday 24 October, 7pm 

Emma Halnan (flute) and Charles Wiffen (piano)
Fund-raising concert for Tunbridge Wells International Music Competition
One of a series of streamed recitals by young musicians who were finalists in the Competition during the past ten years.
Music by Arnold, Prokofiev, Kriesler and Georges Hüe
Live concert: Wednesday 21 October, 7pm 
Recording premiere: Wednesday 28 October, 7pm

Concert venues have been silent for nearly six months, and, as you’ll have seen at The Proms, their re-emergence is thrilling, even if the performing conditions are more restricted. As things stand, we will be able to include a live audience, which makes such a crucial difference to the whole experience, especially for the performers themselves. And with people making fewer trips to London concerts, we hope that in the coming months we can fill some of that gap. 

We are very grateful to the Vicar, Churchwardens and PCC of the church for agreeing in priciple that concerts may resume. The church reopened for services last month but is rightly taking every precaution to ensure the safety and confidence of its parishioners. The concerts will place midweek so that the church is not busy on consecutive days, to reduce further the risk of infection. The same, now familiar, procedures that are in place for services will be followed at the concerts, such as distanced seating and the wearing of face coverings.

Nowadays, anything that anybody plans may be subject to change. But, no matter how unpredictable the way forward, we will persevere in our mission of bringing the highest standard of classical chamber music to Tunbridge Wells' most historic venue.